The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-24
NOTES AND QUERIES.
RIENZI.

% Is Mr.. Barretts play of "Rienzi. the Last of
the Trbunes true to history 2 Please give ashort
sketch Of Rienzi. c.
City.
1.) 1t is not. ~ Cola di Rienzi. the famous
Roman tribune was born at Rome in 1913. He
assumed the signifcan: title of Consul of or
phans, widows and the poor" During three
years he loudly and openly menaced the mobiles.
At last, when he thought he could rely on the
support of the citizens, he summoned them to-
gether, delivered magnificent discourse. pro-
posed series of laws for the government of the
community, and was invested with cictatorial
power. bright dream now seems to have
flashed across Risnzi's imagination-the unity
of Italy and the supremacy of Rome-and
the LIST of August, l347, two hundred deputies
assembled in the Lateran Church Rienzi had
no material power to enable him to give efficacy
to his splendid dream. After some Intellectual
resistance, he resigned his functions aud with
drew from Rome. His tenure Of power had lasted
only seven months In July, 1881. Rienzi was
condemned to death, but his life was spared at
the earnest request OF Petrarcn and others In
August 1854, having borrowed money and raised
a small body of soldiers he made a sort of tri-
urnphal entry into Rome. and Was received with
universal reclamation. In two months his rule
had become intolerable and on the Sth Of Octo-
Der an Infatuated crowd surrounded him in the
capital and put him to death with ferocious in
dignities
THE GOLD AND SILVER SHIELD.
To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
The story of the gold and silver shield, about
which a correspondent inquiries. is, briefly this:
Two knights, coming from different directions.
stopped in sight OF trophy shield, one side of
which was gold and the other silver. Like the
disputants about the color of the chameleon, the
knights disputed about the metal of the shield,
and from words proceeded to blows Luckily
third knight came up at this juncture. to whom
tho point of dispute was referred, and the dis.
putants were informed that the shield was silver
one side and gold on the other. This story is
from Documents Moralities." 1t was reprinted
in a collection of useful and Entertaining Pas
sages in Prose" in 1926.
BLUE GRASS, FINE HORSES AND PRETTY WOMEN.
Rush county claims have the best blue grass soil
more fine horses, and the prettiest women to the
square inch of any county in the United States All
Kentucky lays claim to similar state of affairs.
Now. what want to know is, what earth has blue
grass and fine horses got to do with making
prettyf X.
for their craftsmanship. Out-of-door exercises
are healthful, and rosy health is q concomitant
of female beauty.
AUTHORSHIP,
Who is the author Of
'To one who has been long in city pent
TITS very sweet look into the fair
And open face OF heaven-to breathe prayer
Full in the smile of the blue armament"
BRAZIL. Ind. j.
Keats.
Il was born an American. live an American. /
shall die an American" Who said it!
XENIA, Ind +. J. KIMBALL.
Daniel Webster, in speech delivered July II,
1850.
What does the abrcviation op. cit. mean when used
as a foot-note for referencel INQUIRER,
KN1GHTSTowN. Ind.
! 1t means "the work cited"